supply and marketing cooperative
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
supply and marketing cooperative
formalAbbreviation for 供销合作社 (gōng xiāo hé zuò shè). Historically refers to a state-run or collective rural organization in China that manages the purchase of agricultural products and the supply of goods and farm supplies.
Cūn村
lǐ里
de的
gōng供
xiāo销
shè社
kě可
yǐ以
mǎi买
dào到
zhǒng种
zi子
hé和
huà化
féi肥
。
You can buy seeds and fertilizer at the village supply and marketing cooperative.
Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
qī七
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
gōng供
xiāo销
shè社
shì是
nóng农
cūn村
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jīng经
jì济
zhōng中
xīn心
。
In the 1970s and 80s, supply and marketing cooperatives were important economic centers in rural areas.
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Zhè这
jiā家
lǎo老
gōng供
xiāo销
shè社
xiàn现
zài在
gǎi改
zào造
chéng成
le了
xiāng乡
cūn村
chāo超
shì市
。
This old supply and marketing cooperative has now been converted into a village supermarket.